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Near Mobile Ala. Dec 5th 1864 Miss N. A. [Nancy Amanda] Chadwell Ste. Genevieve Mo. Dear Sister I take my pen to write to you for the first time by Flag of Truce in the hope that this will reach you in safety I am in pretty good health, which is to be classed among the choicest of our earthly enjoyments. There has been considerable Sickness in our command caused from the exposure inseperable from a vigorous and active campaign We are having an easy time now to what we did during the Spring & Summer. Well the election is over with and resulted as most of us desired it should in the election of Mr. [Abraham] Lincoln, as we think the war will end about as soon, as it would had [George] McClellan been elected. I hear from home very selodom and would like

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Near Mobile Ala. Dec 5th 1864 Miss N. A. [Nancy Amanda] Chadwell Ste. Genevieve Mo. Dear Sister I take my pen to write to you for the first time by Flag of Truce in the hope that this will reach you in safety I am in pretty good health, which is to be classed among the choicest of our earthly enjoyments. There has been considerable Sickness in our command caused from the exposure inseperable from a vigorous and active campaign We are having an easy time now to what we did during the Spring & Summer. Well the election is over with and resulted as most of us desired it should in the election of Mr. [Abraham] Lincoln, as we think the war will end about as soon, as it would had [George] McClellan been elected. I hear from home very selodom and would like